Mondiale 2011, bottle. A pleasant malty aroma. A good sized head on golden coloured body. Very sessionable and enjoyable at lower abv. Fruitiness, peach and grapefruit. Balanced malt, low IBU. Very Good for what it is.Quenchable and satisfying. Suitable carbonation.

The carbonation is on the low side, but supportive all the same, the body medium light in weight, and generally quite smooth. It finishes off-dry, the pale malt and bristling hops engaging in a low-fi end game.

This is more of a mild bitter, with fruity tendencies, and a decent one at that. Hoppy enough to keep this new world denizen satisfied, and worthy of the label's posturing.

Very light nose. Straw, lemon, and even lighter bread malt. Not much there.

Taste is more pronounced. Lemon zest and light pepper hit me first. Biscuit from the malt compliments, but again lightly. Zest and pepper coming on stronger later in the glass. Fairly standard English malt for a pale.

Body is pretty light, even a bit watery. From the flavor, though, that may be what they were shooting for.

Foams in the bottle when opned.Slight but sparky citric nose with some obvious hop to tjhe nostril; and a rather pale tsraw yellow appearance.In the glass there is a constand one quarter inch head which has an appealing glossy shine ands sparkle.Bitterness is on the dry side but it does come across a bit thin in the mouth. Sort of feels like the prototype in which Fyne Ales based many of their better beers. Decent enough but more like a small cascade of stones and gravel than a full frontal avalanche.

Well, this is a good beer! Got it from my Scottish beerbuddy Craig (Zimbo). Thanks Craig for this very nice beer.

Poured in my Struise glass this beer looks very nice. lightyellow fluid with a bit of cloudyness in it. Wonderfull carbonation all trough the glass. Some problems to get a nice head, i had to pour the beer firmly.

Smell is neutral with some citrus. The citrus comes back in the taste with a very crisp mouthfeel. The hops have some bitterness. For the rest a good and hoppy beer.

Very light, straw coloured beer with a big, fluffy white head. Light malt and big, citrusy hops. Smooth, almost creamy taste, very nice blend. The hops are quite strong, but they don't overpower the malts.

Dry-ish, slightly grassy finish on the taste. A bit heavy on the carbonation, but not out of control.

This is a really nice beer, but it seems to me more like an American IPA, or even a well-hopped English IPA. The alcohol and yeast profile aren't quite "Belgian" enough, and it doesn't have that Belgian character to it.

Bottle: Poured a medium golden color ale with a nice thick white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of light hoppy notes with floral malty notes. Taste is a delicate mix between some light hoppy notes with some floral malt and limited sweetness. Body is about average for style with good carbonation. Very well brewed with great level of complexity for such an easily drinkable beer.

A 500ml bottle with a BB of April 2013. Acquired from a webshop some time back. Described on the label as a straw-coloured, well-hopped ale.

Poured into a tulip pint glass. Bottle-conditioned. A hazy light-gold colour with floating sediment and good carbonation. Yields a large head of white foam with a creamy texture and good retention; this slowly subsides to a surface layer. Looks superb. Aroma of light malt with floral hop notes and earthy yeast. Subtle hints of grapefruit and citrus. Nice.

Tastes of light malt with a hoppy character and a dry finish. Notes of grapefruit, citrus, earthy yeast, grain and stewed hops. A restrained dry bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth, dry and tingly, with decent carbonation and a relatively light body. Quite astringent, with an aftertaste of bitter aromatic hops and dry yeast.

Tasty - a quality pale ale. The light, hoppy style is nice and very refreshing. Plenty of aroma but you don't feel like you're drowning in hops - would make for perfect summer day drinking. Well worth trying if you have the chance.

T- mild malty body with nice accents of citrus and fruity hops, mild apple note, some lemon, bitter cherry, light almond nuttiness, some honey sweetness with some more lemon oil on the end. Finish is clean with biscuity malts and some slight drying hops, lingers for quite a bit.

M- Quite light, a light carbonation, but a well-balanced body. Big enough to be satisfying and not watery, but really sessionable for sure. Initial softness leads to a bigger hop profile on the mouth with a nice lingering finish.

A well balanced Pale, the citrus is there but not too bitter, by British standards this has some more of a hopforward profile, but stays quite drinkable without much extra complexity, the balance is pretty good though I wasn't blown away by it. For the style though this is quite nice, and a tastier session option I would certainly get again if I saw it.

A - mildly hazy pale yellow, decent fluffy white head left lots of sticky lacingS - leafy greens, orange and sour fruits, fresh herbs and spices, very enticingT - hops lean more towards a pilsner with crisp metallic and leafy character, some sweet orange seeps through, fresh cut grain, the yeasty belgian qualities are more subdued than the nose but yeasty esters of fruit and spices do come throughM - crisp refreshing carbonation, starts sweet and quickly moves to a strong hop bitter that gets in the nostrils, dry spicy finishO - all of the Belgian IPA's I have tried are big high octane brews, so it is a nice treat to find a sessionable brew with a pleasant belgian IPA mix, more hoppy than yeasty but that is right up my alley, worth a second try

The beer poured a golden colour with a white head that displayed good retention and showed decent signs of lacing on the glass.

The nose was of wheat, hops and citrus melon, very refreshing fragrence. These continued through to the mouth with the hops taking up the dominant, initial taste and the wheat followed by a citrus bite in a lingering aftertaste.

The body was only medium, this was not unexpected as it is an IPA style, but I though it could have done with a bit extra. A very pleasant beer, ideal for a summer BBQ or after a hard days work.

A clear straw yellow with lots of big bubbles feeding a short lived two finger bone white head that leaves just a few patches of lace

S dry cereal with grassy hops and a little citrus

T taste has much more going for it with some white crisp fleshed fruit I can't place pear perhaps with some yeast and a little earth, loads of flavor for the alc%

M very light and fluffy in the mouth with a little bite and a lingering aftertaste

O I'm not exactly marking this as a Belgian IPA but I can see some similarities to that style and several others. Regardless of the classification this is a very tasty beer for such a low alc% and I could drink it all day in the sun without getting board

if this was a 12$ 6er I'd be chugging these back all summer, but at nearly 8$ for a 500ml I'm not so sure how many I'll enjoy between now and fall (late August here in Calgary)

Starts off with a short lived head of white color, crowning a beautiful straw-colored pint. This beer just looks visually stunning, though it’s not necessarily reflected in this photo. Avalanche has a very promising nose of citrus and spice to it, and first drink reveals a light bodied, softly carbonated winner. The malt profile seems absolutely suited to highlighting a superbly balanced hop package. While drinking this I had the sudden idea of a Kolsh made with Northwest hops come to mind. There is a very pronounced and lovely citrus fruit character to this, particularly lemon in flavor but without any of the sourness you usually get from that fruit. All in all, a beer that truly sings and one of the most interesting I’ve had in some time. A real champion for the cause of light-yet-full-flavored ales.